Foreign Exchange Trade Support at Hired by Matrix

Pay Rate: 27.49-29.63 $/Hour

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Preferred with Foreign Exchange product knowledge; Deliverable and Non-Deliverable Spot, Forwards, Options, Vanilla and Exotic Trades.
• Previous Middle Office / Trading Assistant experience.
• Experience with risk management of Trader positions.
• Superior Client Service skill set.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to:
  • Drive automation and improvement initiatives..
  • Function at a high level in both a team environment, as well as on individual functions.
  • Work under pressure in a time sensitive and deadline driven environment.
• Relationship Management skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Skills Desired:
  • Self-Starter with excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
  • In Depth knowledge of Foreign Exchange Cash products and Option/Exotic products.
  • External vendor system knowledge (Harmony, Netlink, CAS, Bloomberg, Reuters, FX Connect). 

• Direct support of the FX Sales and Trading desks, as well as providing support to all other teams covering a suite of FX products.
• Our client base is comprised of Asset Managers, Corporates, Hedge Funds, Central Banks and Interbank counterparties located globally.
• Responsible for all FX trades transacted on behalf of other businesses such as Interest Rates, Equities, Private Wealth Management and Commodities.
• Responsible for monitoring and mitigating the firm's risk throughout the FX trade flow, front to back.
• Working with Sales and Trading on trade booking, allocations, give-ups and amendments.
• Requires a lot of interaction with the FX Desk, so the ability to communicate with confidence and accuracy is essential.
• Will also involve the review and resolution of exceptions and discrepancies across internal systems and with external counterparties.
• Attention to detail, and timely completion of tasks will play an integral role in ensuring the team executes on its responsibility to mitigation risk and deliver client excellence.